What position should the left take on the GOP primaries? Should we support Trump, because he would be easier to beat? Or should we go with DeSantis, because he would make a more “normal” GOP president?
Here are my thoughts on the matter:
- Choosing between the American Orban and the 21st century Caligula is a waste of time and effort. They are equally horrendous in different ways, and in any event, it isn’t up to us.
- The best outcome, from our perspective, would be one of the other candidates–someone who wouldn’t present a threat to liberal democracy. The chances of that happening are obviously quite slim.
- The next best alternative is that Trump and DeSantis destroy each other and split the party. That is a realistic possibility, but only if DeSantis changes tactics and starts making a pitch to the 70 percent.
- In short, at the present time, we should be rooting for DeSantis to become a more viable candidate. If he does, we’ll just sit back and watch the fur fly. If he doesn’t, we’re running the sequel to 2020.